Nicholas Witchell
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 70 |
| Date of birth | September 23,1953 |
| Zodiac sign | Libra |
| Born | Cosford |
| United Kingdom | |
| Spouse | Maria Staples |
| Children | 2 daughters |
| Movies/Shows | Breakfast News |
| Job | Journalist |
| Education | Kingswood House School |
| University of Leeds | |
| Epsom College | |
| Books | The Loch Ness Story |
| Loch Ness and the Monster: A Handbook for Tourists | |
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| ID | 441546 |
Nicholas Witchell Life story
Nicholas Newton Henshall Witchell OStJ FRGS is an English journalist and news presenter. The latter half of his career has been as royal correspondent for BBC News.
Nicholas Witchell: BBC royal correspondent to retire next year
...By Paul GlynnEntertainment reportThe BBC s royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell is to retire after nearly five decades with the corporation...
King Charles supports study into royal family slavery links
...By Nicholas Witchell & Jasmine AnderssonBBC NewsBuckingham Palace said that it is cooperating with an independent study exploring the relationship between the British monarchy and the slave trade in the 17th and 18th centuries...
Royal carol concert offered to ITV after BBC documentary dispute
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Coronavirus: the Queen tells UK 'we will be successful in the fight
... to provide The decision address was made in close coordination with the Downing Street , BBC royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell said...
Coronavirus: Queen of desire self-discipline, and how to fix'
... It is thought to calm and rally the people, the BBC s royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell said...
Coronavirus: home to Stay this weekend, 'no requests', UK told
... BBC royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell said on Sunday that the speech had been decided in close coordination with the Downing Street as they had it in their minds for a few days now ...
Harry and Meghan: No other choice than to take a step back, says Duke
... Prince Harry will not, with the BBC s royal correspondent, Nicholas Witchell, says he is believed to have left on a flight to Canada from Heathrow airport...
King Charles supports study into royal family slavery links
By Nicholas Witchell & Jasmine AnderssonBBC News
Buckingham Palace said that it is cooperating with an Independent Study exploring The Relationship between The British monarchy and The Slave Trade In The 17th and 18th centuries.
The research is being carried out by The University of Manchester with Historic Royal Palaces.
Buckingham Palace is granting researchers full access to The Royal Archives and The Royal Collection.
The study is expected to be completed in 2026.
The PhD project of historian Camilla de Koning is co-sponsored by Historic Royal Palaces (HRP) which manages several sites.
The study started in October, one month after The King came to The Throne .
It will look into The extent of any investments from any other slave trading companies.
The Palace said that King Charles III takes The issue " profoundly seriously".
A spokesperson for The King said he had continued his pledge to deepen his understanding of slavery's impact with " vigour and determination" since his accession.
A Buckingham Palace spokesperson said: " This is an issue that His Majesty takes profoundly seriously.
" Given The complexities of The issues it is important to explore them as thoroughly as possible. "
A Palace statement, which has published a previously unseen document showing The 1689 transfer of shares in The Slave -trading Royal African Company from Edward Colston - The Slave trader and The Company 's deputy Governor - to King William III.
Last Summer , he could not describe " The depths of his personal sorrow" at The Suffering caused by The Slave trade.
Speaking in Rwanda, He Said The potential of The Family of nations could only be realised by acknowledging The wrongs that had " shaped our past".
He Said he was aware The Roots of The Commonwealth organisation " run deep into The Most painful period of our history" and said acknowledging The wrongs of The Past was a " conversation whose time has come".
In The same speech, The King said that each Commonwealth country should make its own decision over whether it is a constitutional monarchy or a republic.
There are currently 14 Commonwealth Realms in addition to The UK where The King is their head of state.
The Prince of Wales has also over slavery during a speech at a dinner in Jamaica.
Last Year , Prince William said slavery was abhorrent, " should never have happened" and " forever stains our history".
The comments came as The Island 's Prime Minister , Andrew Holness , told The Future king his country planned to pursue its goals as an independent country.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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